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** [[NsrR]]: transcription repression [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/16885456 PubMed]
 
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Revision as of 20:26, 5 August 2009

  • Description: assimilatory nitrite reductase (subunit)

Gene name nasD
Synonyms nasBC, nirB
Essential no
Product assimilatory nitrite reductase (subunit)
Function utilization of nitrite as nitrogen source
MW, pI 88 kDa, 4.948
Gene length, protein length 2415 bp, 805 aa
Immediate neighbours nasE, nasC
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
NasD context.gif
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The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU03300

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

  • DBTBS entry: [1]
  • SubtiList entry: [2]

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: Ammonium hydroxide + 3 NAD(P)+ + H2O = nitrite + 3 NAD(P)H (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Protein family: nitrite and sulfite reductase 4Fe-4S domain family (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Paralogous protein(s): NasB

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
  • Domains:
  • Modification:
  • Cofactor(s):
  • Effectors of protein activity:
  • Interactions:
  • Localization:

Database entries

  • Structure:
  • KEGG entry: [3]

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Regulation:
    • expressed in the absence of good nitrogen sources (glutamine or ammonium) (TnrA) PubMed
    • expressed under anaerobic conditions (ResD) PubMed
    • repressed unless NO is present under anaerobic conditions (NsrR) PubMed
  • Additional information:

Biological materials

  • Mutant:
  • Expression vector:
  • lacZ fusion:
  • GFP fusion:
  • two-hybrid system:
  • Antibody:

Labs working on this gene/protein

Your additional remarks

References

Michiko M Nakano, Hao Geng, Shunji Nakano, Kazuo Kobayashi
The nitric oxide-responsive regulator NsrR controls ResDE-dependent gene expression.
J Bacteriol: 2006, 188(16);5878-87
[PubMed:16885456] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Ken-ichi Yoshida, Hirotake Yamaguchi, Masaki Kinehara, Yo-hei Ohki, Yoshiko Nakaura, Yasutaro Fujita
Identification of additional TnrA-regulated genes of Bacillus subtilis associated with a TnrA box.
Mol Microbiol: 2003, 49(1);157-65
[PubMed:12823818] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

M M Nakano, Y Zhu, M Lacelle, X Zhang, F M Hulett
Interaction of ResD with regulatory regions of anaerobically induced genes in Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 2000, 37(5);1198-207
[PubMed:10972836] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

M M Nakano, T Hoffmann, Y Zhu, D Jahn
Nitrogen and oxygen regulation of Bacillus subtilis nasDEF encoding NADH-dependent nitrite reductase by TnrA and ResDE.
J Bacteriol: 1998, 180(20);5344-50
[PubMed:9765565] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

L V Wray, A E Ferson, K Rohrer, S H Fisher
TnrA, a transcription factor required for global nitrogen regulation in Bacillus subtilis.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A: 1996, 93(17);8841-5
[PubMed:8799114] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)